Class: UIReferenceLibraryViewController

Inherits:
UIViewController show all

Overview

A UIReferenceLibraryViewController object provides a dictionary service to look up the definition of a word or term from within an app. It should not be used to display wordlists, create a standalone dictionary app, or republish the content in any form.

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from UIViewController

#childViewControllers, #contentSizeForViewInPopover, #definesPresentationContext, #editing, #hidesBottomBarWhenPushed, #interfaceOrientation, #modalInPopover, #modalPresentationStyle, #modalTransitionStyle, #navigationController, #navigationItem, #nibBundle, #nibName, #parentViewController, #presentedViewController, #presentingViewController, #providesPresentationContextTransitionStyle, #restorationClass, #restorationIdentifier, #searchDisplayController, #splitViewController, #storyboard, #tabBarController, #tabBarItem, #title, #toolbarItems, #view, #wantsFullScreenLayout

Attributes inherited from UIResponder

#inputAccessoryView, #inputView, #undoManager

Class Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Methods inherited from UIViewController

#addChildViewController:, attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation, #beginAppearanceTransition:animated:, #canPerformUnwindSegueAction:fromViewController:withSender:, #decodeRestorableStateWithCoder:, #didMoveToParentViewController:, #didReceiveMemoryWarning, #didRotateFromInterfaceOrientation:, #disablesAutomaticKeyboardDismissal, #dismissViewControllerAnimated:completion:, #editButtonItem, #encodeRestorableStateWithCoder:, #endAppearanceTransition, #initWithNibName:bundle:, #isBeingDismissed, #isBeingPresented, #isMovingFromParentViewController, #isMovingToParentViewController, #isViewLoaded, #loadView, #performSegueWithIdentifier:sender:, #preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation, #prepareForSegue:sender:, #presentViewController:animated:completion:, #removeFromParentViewController, #rotatingFooterView, #rotatingHeaderView, #segueForUnwindingToViewController:fromViewController:identifier:, #setEditing:animated:, #setToolbarItems:animated:, #shouldAutomaticallyForwardAppearanceMethods, #shouldAutomaticallyForwardRotationMethods, #shouldAutorotate, #shouldPerformSegueWithIdentifier:sender:, #supportedInterfaceOrientations, #transitionFromViewController:toViewController:duration:options:animations:completion:, #updateViewConstraints, #viewControllerForUnwindSegueAction:fromViewController:withSender:, #viewDidAppear:, #viewDidDisappear:, #viewDidLayoutSubviews, #viewDidLoad, #viewWillAppear:, #viewWillDisappear:, #viewWillLayoutSubviews, #willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:duration:, #willMoveToParentViewController:, #willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:duration:

Methods inherited from UIResponder

#becomeFirstResponder, #canBecomeFirstResponder, #canPerformAction:withSender:, #canResignFirstResponder, #isFirstResponder, #motionBegan:withEvent:, #motionCancelled:withEvent:, #motionEnded:withEvent:, #nextResponder, #reloadInputViews, #remoteControlReceivedWithEvent:, #resignFirstResponder, #touchesBegan:withEvent:, #touchesCancelled:withEvent:, #touchesEnded:withEvent:, #touchesMoved:withEvent:

Methods inherited from NSObject

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Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from NSObject

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method in the class NSObject

Class Method Details

+ (Boolean) dictionaryHasDefinitionForTerm(term)

Returns whether a definition is available for the given term.

Parameters:

  • term (String)

    The term to be defined.

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

    YES if a definition for term is available; otherwise, NO.

Instance Method Details

- (Object) initWithTerm(term)

Initializes a newly created reference-library view controller to display the definition of the given term. If a definition for the term is not available, a localized message is displayed instead. Use the dictionaryHasDefinitionForTerm: class method to determine whether a definition is available before creating instances of this class.

Parameters:

  • term (String)

    The term to define.

Returns:

  • (Object)

    The newly initialized reference library view controller.